[MyAppleMenu] May 17, 2014

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/>
==============================

*** Apple Issues iTunes Update To Fix /Users Issue ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2156286/apple-issues-itunes-update-to-fix-/apple-issues-itunes-update-to-fix-/users-issue.html#tk.rss_all>
Dan Frakes, Macworld

> The real fix came from Apple late Friday night in the form of iTunes 11.2.1. Install this minor update, and both the visibility and permissions of the /Users and /Users/Shared folder will be corrected—and will stay correct.



*** Italy Investigates Internet Companies' Mobile App Practices ***
<http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/SB10001424052702304908304579565973668127020-lMyQjAxMTA0MDEwNjExNDYyWj>
Eric Sylvers, Wall Street Journal

> The move by Italy's Antitrust and Competition Authority comes after the European Union earlier this year called on companies to reform their use of the "freemium" model in which apps are free to download, but then later require payments that often get charged to credit cards by default. The EU says consumer confusion with the freemium model threatens the long-term health of the continent's booming "app economy" that employs more than one million people and is forecast to produce €63 billion in total revenue in 2018, more than triple last year's level.



*** 10-Year-old From Wexford Publishes Game On Apple App Store ***
<http://www.siliconrepublic.com/digital-life/item/36906-10-year-old-from-wexford/>
Siliconrepublic.com

> The youngster began learning how to code four years ago at his local CoderDojo and is now proficient in a number of programming languages, including C, CSS, JavaScript and Objective C.



*** The Slow Evolution Of Apple's Online Store ***
<http://mashable.com/2014/05/16/apple-online-store-history/>
Seth Fiegerman, Mashable



*** Adobe Recovering From Massive Creative Cloud Failure ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2014/05/16/adobe-recovering-from-massive-creative-cloud-failure/?ncid=rss_truncated>
Mel Martin, TUAW

> Adobe blamed the issues on server maintenance and the company says everything is up and running now.



*** Users Folder Being Hidden With iTunes 11.2 Installed And Find My Mac Enabled ***
<http://derflounder.wordpress.com/2014/05/16/users-folder-being-hidden-with-itunes-11-2-installed-and-find-my-mac-enabled/>
Der Flounder



*** Apple, Google Settle Smartphone Patent Litigation ***
<http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/16/us-apple-google-settlement-idUSBREA4F0S020140516>
Dan Levine, Reuters

> Apple Inc and Google Inc's Motorola Mobility unit have agreed to settle all patent litigation between them over smartphone technology, ending one of the highest profile lawsuits in technology.
> In a joint statement on Friday, the companies said the settlement does not include a cross license to their respective patents.
> "Apple and Google have also agreed to work together in some areas of patent reform," the statement said.



MyAppleMenu Reader
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/reader/>
==============================

*** The Saturday Poem: Lessons In The Orchard ***
<http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/may/17/saturday-poem-lessons-in-the-orchard-by-carol-ann-duffy>
Carol Ann Duffy, The Guardian



*** Slang Shows Us How Language Is Always Changing ***
<http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/7b6e465c-d9e6-11e3-9b6a-00144feabdc0.html#axzz31w9Sltqk>
Michael Skapinker, Financial Times

> Pop stars regularly mix up their ‘its’ and ‘it’s’ – and earn far more than those who know where the apostrophe goes.



SushiReader
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/sushireader/>
==============================